Workers' Compensation News
Worker's Misrepresentations Result in Disqualification From Future Benefits | 03/19/2024 | ||
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A New York appellate court upheld the disqualification of an injured worker from receiving future benefits because of his misrepresentations as to his limitations. ...Read More | |||
Worker's Fraud Conviction Leads to Nearly $140k in Restitution | 03/18/2024 | ||
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A Northern California court ordered a worker convicted of fraud to pay nearly $140,000 in restitution, the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office announced. ...Read More | |||
Worker Struck by Falling Brick Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 03/14/2024 | ||
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A New York appellate court ruled that a worker struck by a falling brick was entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claim. Case: ...Read More | |||
WCD Posts New Hospital Reimbursement Ratios | 03/12/2024 | ||
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The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division updated the cost-to-charge ratios used to calculate reimbursement owed to hospitals for treating injured workers. ...Read More | |||
Worker Gets Additional Time to Serve Labor Law Claims on Out-of-State Defendant | 03/11/2024 | ||
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A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to additional time to serve a summons and complaint for his Labor Law claims against a homeowner who had moved out of state. ...Read More | |||
Worker Who Abandoned Job Market Can't Get Additional TTD | 03/08/2024 | ||
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An Ohio appellate court upheld a finding that a worker was not entitled to additional temporary total disability benefits because she voluntarily abandoned the job market. ...Read More | |||
Worker Not Entitled to Continuing TTD After Knee Surgeries | 03/07/2024 | ||
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The Delaware Superior Court upheld a determination that an injured worker was not entitled to continuing total disability benefits after bilateral knee surgeries. ...Read More | |||
Worker Who Fell From Scaffold Gets Partial Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 03/05/2024 | ||
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A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted partial summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for falling while climbing down a scaffold. ...Read More | |||
Worker Who Fell Down Stairs Gets Summary Judgment | 03/04/2024 | ||
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A New York appellate court ruled that an injured worker should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his injuries from a fall down a staircase. ...Read More | |||
Worker Who Fell Gets Partial Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim | 03/01/2024 | ||
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A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted partial summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for an accident that happened as he crossed between two barges. ...Read More | |||